michaelbuday-65018 Reviews

Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)

Horribly Executed Dreck

[1/10 · 13 August 2023]

There are no words to express how truly horrible this documentary is. How Amazon allowed this dreck on its platform is mind boggling. The AI narrator is abominable - but overall execution smacks of someone who has no clue how to craft a narrative. And ridiculously hilarious stock footage choices only make things worse.

A word of advice to the "director," stop making films - it's not your thing. Using Tom Hank's name to get a film on Amazon is bad enough, but execute so poorly makes it even worse.

Tom Hanks should get his lawyers to get this crap off all streaming services. What an embarrassment.

A Dog's Purpose (2017)

Ignore PETA and their smear campaign. This is a wonderful film for the entire family

[8/10 · 29 January 2017]

This is a wonderful, heartwarming film about a dog that lives several lives with different families via reincarnation. Oh yes, and the dog is the narrator too.

A little hokey? Yes.

A perfect film? No.

Does it satisfy the needs for parents wanting to take their kids to a film that celebrates how awesome dogs are? YES.

Will dog loving audiences enjoy this film, absolutely.

Given all the bad press and reviews of this film, I was expecting the theatre to be empty, but it was packed. Further, everyone applauded at the end. And it deserved that because it was fun and brought smiles and tears aplenty.